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Margaret Roberts Research Paper

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Little did young Margaret Hilda Roberts know that though she struggles with being accepted because of her head strong personality, that trait may someday get her to be a main role in international issues. Margaret grew up in Grantham, Lincolnshire where her parents Alfred and Beatrice raised her. Alfred was the Mayor of Lincolnshire. His political career shortly ended after he lost his position to the Labor Party in 1950. Alfred would always remind Margaret that no matter the circumstances, stand for what you believe in. As Margaret grew up she took an interest in Chemistry, and studied at Oxford. Soon after she graduated in 1947 Roberts expressed a new interest in politics and was influenced by a book called The Road to Serfdom. To Margaret …show more content…

The day that Thatcher became Prime Minister she said, “Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope.” And that is exactly what she did for the people of Great Britain. Particularly focusing on the confrontation of the Soviet Union, she brought truth where there was error. Margaret spoke out against the Soviet Union’s communist agenda and eventually ended the Cold War with the help of Ronald Reagan and many other influential leaders. As Thatcher and Reagan worked through this struggle between the West and the U.S.S.R. they agreed to activate American ships in Western Europe to counteract Russian forces. Though it was not easy, Thatcher stood strong and tall no matter the circumstances. Though she knew that the people might hate her for the day, but they will thank her for generations. Eventually as the United States and Russia came to a conclusion through the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Margaret knew the fighting paid off. It was fight against, socialists, communists and unjust liberty stealers. She fought not only against those people, but also for the one thing that brought her the most joy, the pride of being British, and defending her

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